Spring

I have been wanting to show you all these cute things for a while now. Only so much can fit in a picture, make sure to note that most of these packs have a lot of other stuff in them, too. The MishMish gacha items are very varied. You get avatars, headdresses, companions, rezzable animals etc. The Jian ducks come in male and female mallard color options, and white, same with ducklings.

Path and grass: MishMish: Path to Spring, Spring Grass, C88
Birds, birdhouse, deers, mole: MishMish: Spring Friends, The Arcade
Tree: Jian: Dryad Hideaway, We <3 RP
Bush: Jian: Hydrangea Bush
Ground: Jian: Floating Islands, Large
Duck and Duckling: Jian: Duck Family
Bird Bath: Jian: Yusri, Birdy (Robin)

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Steampunk Hunt takes you to the realms of the deep

I wanted to blog The Steam Hunt XI and take some pictures for you while I was at it. Unfortunately I could not include every stop, as the hunt has almost hundred stores participating, some with their own mini hunts included.What I found really interesting were the locations: so many cool sims and so much creativity. I recommend you go take a look at these places even if you are not into hunting. Click the hunt name to see some tips on where you might want to visit, if not doing the whole hunt.

I saw this partly as a chance to practice taking Second Life photographs. I used the Immersiva Grey Dust windlight by Bryn Oh (with some changes to the light direction). So the locations will not all be the same hue like this when you visit. I had just seen a video by Strawberry Singh with some tips on how to make your pictures better. Her videos are great for many skills in SL!

We start our adventure at the Steampunk Information Centre in Mieville Doyle. Hope you like the post! Thanks to Minie and Kimly for posing and to many other friends for keeping me company during this project. It took me much longer than I thought. Let me know if I made any mistakes.

Lantian/Flox (Plate of Mer Gear Donuts with Kelp Sprinkles)

Brain Circuit, Inc (Stranger of the Deep outfits male/female)

Dragon Magick Wares (Steam Aquatica)

Steaming Ahead (SA Treasure Chest 9Li)

Rag Dollz (Steampunk Merfolk)

Timeless Textures (14 Seamless or Alpha Maritime Metal)

Casa de Bebe (Capt Nemo's Table)

Epic Toy Factory (Deep Sea Bubble Wreck)

Hearth & Home (Undersea Curiosity Ottoman & Porthole)

Classic Accessories (Framed Art Three Panels Kraken Panels Sepia)

HOT Couture (Animated Cog for single & Couple)

Lindy Modern & Retro Shoes (Lindy Nemo Brown, Lindy Sonya Green)

Park Place Home Decor (Realms of the Deep Library Cabinet)

Entity/E-mesh (Royal couch)

Destiny's Designs (Steampunk Winter Outfits male and female)

Cog & Fleur (Rusty Porthole - 4 styles)

Black Magnolia Imports (Rolling in the Deep for Steam XI)

Kismet (Toxic Fish Fountain)

MTD Designs (Chair-Mesh)

Grim Bros (Radio Days - unisex tophat)

Pierre Ceriano (Nemo desk - 7 LI )

The Land of Nodd (BB-1 Companion Droid)

Curious Seamstress (Scott Joplin - Pine Apple Rag)

Impertinences (Little gazebo)

Olde Panda Panda Store (Steampunk mesh gramaphone v2 in front in the store picture)

Noctis (Nautilus Sofa Ocean)

Sweet Sorrows (Stranded Dreams)

Willow (Treasure blue leather necklace w/ larimar stone)

Spyralle (Undersea Helmet)

LilArt Creation (Linen Deep Sea)

Chaos, Panic, & Disorder (Octopoda Cravat)

Mountain Rose has a 16 stop mini hunt!

Arcadia Asylum Library & Freebie Center has a really cool mini hunt on their sim and it is well worth doing. It is not too difficult, either. I loved the story of their clues, and their gifts are so generous: 􀀛􀀛Marine Research Lab & Skybox, plus extra gifts on hint cards such as the pet lobster Butters and a Mer Battle Armor kit.

I got these two pictures from a notecard from Briony Juran, thank you!

There is also a great minihunt by the dark roleplay sim NeoVictoria with five gifts. They have the hunt in their skymall and OOC areas so everyone can go.

The hunt ends at Hyborean Steam Platform, where you can vote for your favorite stores. (Kraken chair by Sweet Sorrows)

A very small portion of the hunt gifts

EBDesign (Steampunk submarine tiles)
Les Arts de Saint-Bruno (N.C. Wyeth paintings for Scribner's 1918 illustrated edition of "The Mysterious Island," by Jules Verne)
Texture Junction (Steampunk Mermaid Texture Kit)
The Rug Shop (Mermaid in kelp, Steam hunt goodies)
Villa Baci (lu-steamtypepunk)

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At the very last minute

If you are like me, you do a lot of the Holiday stuff at the very last minute.

I usually end up doing something like the awesome DAD item from Christmas on 34th Street: Just going "fuck it" and leaving the lights tangled in a pile.

I will update details on where to get the stuff, when I have time, probably in several takes.

Have a lovely peaceful weekend.

Decor details:

Jian: Clingy White Kitten, gacha, Winter Gacha Festival
Jian: Taradha Lights, Winter Gift x3 Hanging
Hextraordinary: Fat White Squirrel Raider, RARE, gacha, The Mid Winter Fair
MishMish: Bunny/puppy in a box, baubles, carrot, bone, yarn, Christmas Ornaments, gacha, , O Tannebaum  (Thanks Aime!)
Schadenfreude: Cat, hedgehog, Catmas ornaments, gacha, O Tannebaum
Silent Sparrow: Owl, Felt bird ornaments, O Tannebaum
Silentsparrow: Felt Ornaments, Zilla, Pepper, Zilla, Snuggle
Vespertine: Dala horse, red 14, Thrift Store Ornaments, O Tannebaum
Botanical: Green Douglas Fir Christmas Tree, O Tannebaum
Ohmai: Gold Star Topper, gacha, O Tannebaum
Ohmai: Pigpunzel Softtoy, gift at store

ANC LTD: Glass ornament with poses, gacha, O Tannebaum
Anc: Polar Stump Chair, We <3 RP gift
Tableau Vivant: Xmas flakes 1, We <3 RP gift
Fuubutsu Dou: Winter Stepping Stones, We <3 RP gift
Broken Style: Snow Queen Music Box Globe
MayCreations/Wild Bunneh Gear: Flower blue, Xmas Ornament Gacha, hand drawn illustrations!
Kalopsia:
Half Deer: Stringlight Clutter, Fifty Linden Fridays (old)
Half-Deer: Cozy Cat (if I fits, I sits), Brown Tabby, C88
Nomad: Scandinavian Cottage,Yellow, C88
Silentsparrow: Felt Ornaments, Zilla, Bright, Fifty Linden Fridays (old)
Christmas on 34th Street
Apple Fall: Farrow Wall Kit, Seasonal, group gift at Wayward Market
Wayward Events: 2015 VIP Ornament, Red, group gift at Wayward Market
Hive: Snowflake sign, group gift at Wayward Market
Newchurch: Christmas Driftwood Tealights
Alouette: Christmas Deer Ornament, The Arcade 2014 Gift
Zerkalo: Christmas Ornament, Arcade Christmas Gift 2015
Atomic: Into The Woods, Critter Pillow 2, Tree Stump Seat, gacha, The Arcade
What Next: Flakey the Snowman, Black Winter Mailbox, Home For The Holidays, gacha, The Arcade
D-lab: Lizail Piccoli Dolls, gacha, The Arcade
The Secret Store: Winter Foxes, Gift (name of item, not a free gift), White, gacha, The Arcade
Xin: Shiki husky (baby it's cold outside), gacha, The Arcade
Omen: Waiting for Santa Paws: Dream Pup, RARE

unKindness: Yarn Puff Holiday Wreath

Balaclava: Happy Get Lucky Ornament, Red
Nefarious Inventions: Gothic Ornaments #8, #5
Boudoir: Christmas Berries Door Wreath
Floorplan: Minimalist Tree, The Chapter Four
Silvery K.: Christmas tree, Mesh_C, White, Creator's Collection Box
The Loft: Geometric Garland
Tool Shed EXT: Twinkle Tree, Square, Cosmopolitan
Razzberry Inc.: Lighted Branches, Silver

Windlight: Phototools: Angles Light 01

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Toffees in a cup and a berry cake

This morning I heard the strangest sound
Of shuffling paws and birds flying around
It was doves and foxes having a break
With toffees in a cup and a berry cake.
And cousins of the four foxes red
Sleeping safely in their a fallen tree bed.

Jian: Red Fox Family,  We<3rp 
Jian: Fox's Fallen Tree, gift at We<3rp
Dust Bunny: Berry cake, Arcade gift 2015

Anc: No Limits: Flying doves, egg-yellow, gacha at Tannebaum
Atomic: Holiday Treats: Toffee Giver, gacha at Tannebaum

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Winter Wonderful

Decor details:

Mound/ground texture: MishMish: Mushroom Mound, winter, C88 (Thanks Aime!)
Animal: MishMish: Weasel decor, white, C88 (Thanks Aime!)
Gazebo: Hanaya: Frosty Long Island Gazebo, group gift
Vases: YS&YS: Riciclo Set Vases, 11, Gacha Garden
Owl: HEXtraordinary: Black Meowl RARE, Gacha Garden
Drinks: Roawenwood: Steampunk Cocoa/Coffee, Gacha Garden
Box: LaCahute: Opulence Jewelry Box Set, Gacha Garden
Rug: Silence: Bumpy rug, Sea Collection, Gacha Garden
Plant decor: Pepper: Winter Ferns, Changing Seasons, Gacha Garden
Books and Coconut Coffee: Larkham and Co.: My Favorite Faded Fantasy, Gacha Garden
Lanterns: Dysfunctionality: Wicker Candle Lanterns, The Liaisons Collaborative
Frames: Sway's: Darret: Wood frame & Sillhouette, The Liaisons Collaborative
Sway's hot-water bottle, Cuddle, cableknit, Gacha at mainstore
Pillows: Sway's: Cozy Nook: Floor pillows, Frosty, Gacha at mainstore
Mug: Sari-Sari: BBQ Party, Cactus 1, Gacha
Bench: Fiasco: The Reading Bench
Trees: Alirium: Tiny Forest, Frozen
Grass: Alirium: Puck, Taupe A

Windlight: Annyka's Soft Lavender Day

You make the sun shine on me

Outfit details:

Dress: Indyra Originals: Catrice, Cosmopolitan Tuesday Sidewalk Sale
Bag: Zenith: Leather Handbag, Cherry, The Arcade, gacha
Hair: Clawtooth: Boardwalk Breeze prize 18, RARE, The Arcade, gacha
Heels: Ingenue: Jolie,  for Slink high feet, Wine, The Arcade, gacha
Fox tail and ears: Aisling: Goupil, Neutral /Pastel, The Arcade, gacha
Skin: The Skinnery: Chloe 6, champagne, The Arcade, gacha
Crown: O.M.E.N: My Fairytale, Queen of Hearts RARE, gacha

Pose: Adorkable: Nippy 5m

Location: Hayabusa Design, "Nature is an Art"

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Flowers in your hair

Outfit details:

Hair: Damselfly: Emi, Flowers, Mesh, Light Blondes, TTTT Hunt
Nail Applier: Buttery Toast: Tulip nails for Slink hands and feet, TTTTh
Shoes: Miel: Gladiator Cage, solid fatpack, Fifty Linden Fridays
Dress: Ashmoot: SS Coll Verve, B&W, Boobies planet, till 6th May
Sweater: Ashmoot: SS Coll, Short Jacket, Pink, Open closet items, till 4th May
Skin: Panda Punx: BS Avery, So Lonely, AW Hunt
Eyes: InkHeart: Glimmer, Specials I, Fragrance (Thanks InkHeart!)

Pet: Intrigue Co.: Wiggly Lil' Piggy Set, old FLF

Plants: Dysfunctionality: Lil' Garden Plot, Peppers, Strawberries, Carrots

Kalopsia and Goober Town

While doing my Fifty Linden Fridays rounds today, I found this lovely store Kalopsia by Isabeau Baragula. I love the use of textures and the ethereal quality of the original meshes. The fifty linden items were cool, too. The idea of the bird table is really clever. And the windy window curtains and flying papers would be great for a photoshoot.

While Kalopsia seems directed at more of a grown up audience, the nearby Goober Town houses mainly stores intended for child avatars and families. The town is worth seeing for anyone who likes good design. The sim is g-rated, so definitely family friendly. The infrastructure seems to mainly be from Never Totally Dead, which is a great new find for me.